The Danenberg Family

Ernestīne Sirlaka b. 1879

Peter's great-great-aunt.

Also recorded as Ernestīne Piraineņa; Ernestine Sirlak (godmother, 1912); Ernestīne Sirlaks.

Ernestīne Sirlaka was born on 21 Mar 1879 in Vīstuči farm, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia2,3, the daughter of Pēteris Sirlaks and Marija Gibboja2,9. She married Johans Pirainens10. She has died in Siberia, Russia5,6,7, but the date of death is not yet documented.

Family

Parents
Pēteris Sirlaks 1847–1896 and Marija Gibboja 1853–1925 documented
Husband
Johans Pirainens · married 10
Children

Life events

EventDatePlace and details
Born21 Mar 1879Vīstuči farm, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia
Old Style (Julian) date: 9 Mar 18792,3
Baptised31 Mar 1879Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia
Old Style (Julian) date: 19 Mar 18794
Diednot yet documentedSiberia, Russia
died of starvation in Siberia (his note)5,6,7
NoteLEAD (S): Four NEW children of Pēteris Sirlaks and Marija Gibboy (aunts/uncles of Elvīra). Find their baptisms.8
Marriedwith Johans Pirainens10

Possible records (not confirmed)

Records that may concern her, but don't settle it: an initial and a surname only, a family recollection, or a reading that needs a second look. Each links to the record.

  • Other: LEAD (M): Ernestīne × Johans Pirainens (Finn) and their fate: she starved in Siberia, husband and sons Viktors, Aksels, Rūriks died in Karelia; daughter Irma (Rīga), granddaughter Regīna. Marriage probably after Feb 1912 (still "Ernestīne Sirlak" as Elvīra’s godmother).11 Would be settled by: Marriage register (Rīga / St Petersburg Lutheran, c. 1912–1920); Memorial / "Возвращённые имена" / Karelian lists of the repressed under "Пирайнен"; Ingrian-Finnish records.

Records

The full page of the record, with the part cited outlined in red: 1879 baptism no. 98, Ernestine Sirlak
1879 baptism no. 98, Ernestine Sirlak. . The page, large, and the untouched original.
Scan of the record: Studio portrait of Marija Sirlaka (née Gibboja) with her sons Kārlis, Mārtiņš, Dāvis and Augusts and Mārtiņš's wife Emma, c. 1911–1913; mounted in a family album with a handwritten Latvian caption
Studio portrait of Marija Sirlaka (née Gibboja) with her sons Kārlis, Mārtiņš, Dāvis and Augusts and Mārtiņš's wife Emma, c. 1911–1913; mounted in a family album with a handwritten Latvian caption. .
Scan of the record: Studio portrait of Marija Sirlaka (née Gibboja) with her sons Kārlis, Mārtiņš, Dāvis and Augusts and Mārtiņš's wife Emma, c. 1911–1913; mounted in a family album with a handwritten Latvian caption
Studio portrait of Marija Sirlaka (née Gibboja) with her sons Kārlis, Mārtiņš, Dāvis and Augusts and Mārtiņš's wife Emma, c. 1911–1913; mounted in a family album with a handwritten Latvian caption. .

Sources

  1. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I68 (person-6000068), GEDCOM lines 2728–2740.
    NAME Ernestīne /Sirlaks/
  2. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 7, section "PĒTERA MĀRČA DĒLA ĢIMENE".
    Ernestīne 1879.9.III … Visi dzimuši “Vīstučos”.
    Translation: Ernestīne, 9 March 1879 … All born at "Vīstuči".

    parents: Pēteris Sirlaks and Marija Gibboy (2nd child). = 21 March 1879 Gregorian. NEW PERSON. As printed in the memoir; a 19th-century church-book date, so almost certainly Julian (Old Style).

  3. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I68 (person-6000068), GEDCOM lines 2728–2740.
    BIRT · 9 MAR 1879

    Date: Julian (Old Style), as in the church books: = 21 Mar 1879 (Gregorian), as we have it.

  4. 1879 baptism no. 98, Ernestine Sirlak, LVVA f. 235, apr. 7, l. 517, image 83 (right page), LVVA f. 235, apr. 7, l. 517, image 83.
    Maerz, neunten, Morgens 9 Uhr | Maerz neunzehnten | 98 Neuhof, Lj. Wihstuz. Ernestine Sirlak / Elt. Wth Peter Sirlak u. W. Marie geb. Gibboy. beide lutherisch / Pth. Md. Ernestine Sirlak. W. Leene Wihstuz Wth. Kahrl Blizzan / Get. vom K.V. Gudre im Hause / best. vom Past. Dsirne, in der K. am 15 April
    Translation: March ninth, 9 a.m. | March nineteenth | No. 98, Jaunrauna, Lejas Vīstuči: Ernestine Sirlak. Parents: farmer Peter Sirlak and wife Marie née Gibboy, both Lutheran. Godparents: maid Ernestine Sirlak, wife Leene Wihstuz, farmer Kahrl Blizzan. Baptised by churchwarden Gudre at home; ratified by Pastor Dsirne in the church on 15 April.

    born 1879-03-09 (9 a.m.) at Lejas Vīstuči ('Neuhof, Lj. Wihstuz'); baptised at home ('Get. vom K.V. Gudre im Hause') on 1879-03-19 Jul. by churchwarden Gudre and ratified ('best. vom Past. Dsirne, in der K. am 15 April') in Rauna church on 15 Apr 1879 Jul.; child of farmer (Wth) Peter Sirlak × Marie geb. Gibboy; godparents Md. Ernestine Sirlak, W. Leene Wihstuz, Wth. Kahrl Blizzan; register no. 98 of 1879

  5. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 8, section "PAR PĒTERA UN MARIJAS OTRO BĒRNU ERNESTĪNI".
    Ernestīne mirusi bada nāvē Sibirijā.
    Translation: Ernestīne died of starvation in Siberia.

    Victim of Soviet repression; date unknown (1930s–1940s). As Ernestīne Piraineņa / Пирайнен.

  6. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I68 (person-6000068), GEDCOM lines 2728–2740.
    DEAT · Y (marked deceased; no date or place)
  7. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I68 (person-6000068), GEDCOM lines 2728–2740.
    Mirusi bada nāvē Sibīrijā.

    His note (no record named, no date).

  8. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 7, section "PĒTERA MĀRČA DĒLA ĢIMENE".
    Ernestīne 1879.9.III … Kārlis 1881.21.II … Kristīne 1888.9.IV … Augusts 1895.30.V
    Translation: Ernestīne 9.III.1879 … Kārlis 21.II.1881 … Kristīne 9.IV.1888 … Augusts 30.V.1895

    LEAD (S): Four NEW children of Pēteris Sirlaks and Marija Gibboy (aunts/uncles of Elvīra). Find their baptisms.

  9. Studio portrait of Marija Sirlaka (née Gibboja) with her sons Kārlis, Mārtiņš, Dāvis and Augusts and Mārtiņš's wife Emma, c. 1911–1913; mounted in a family album with a handwritten Latvian caption.
    'missing are the daughters Anna and Erna' (Erna = Ernestīne)
  10. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 8, section "PAR PĒTERA UN MARIJAS OTRO BĒRNU ERNESTĪNI".
    Ernestīne iepazinās un aprecējās ar somu Johanu Johana dēlu Pirainenu.
    Translation: Ernestīne met and married a Finn, Johans Pirainens, son of Johans.

    spouse: Johans Pirainens (son of Johans), a Finn. Children: Irma, Viktors, Aksels, Rūriks. Aina long kept their wedding photograph (bride in white with a veil) and sent it to Irma; it was lost in the Rīga post. Date and place unknown; probably after Feb 1912, when she still stood godmother to Elvīra as "Ernestīne Sirlak".

  11. S-aina-memoir-ainas-sirlakas-atminas-vistuci-aina-jurcina.

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